The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-18

nominal. O0rn uull ana 4 little
easier; No. 2.m'xed, cash, 3Sic; Feb
ruary, 3S4c; March, SSsc; May, 35E@
S6Ic. closing at Soc bid. 0ais quiet
hut steady; No. 2 mixed, cash, 274c;
February and March, 28lc bid; May,
2SIc. Rye, SIC. Barley-Minnesota
oIades quoted at Gle. Hay quiet;
prairie, $7@l0; timothy, SO 509l3 so.
FIsx,eed nominally steady at 81. Bran
firm at Gle. Cornmeal steady at 81.
R4ceipls-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat,
1000 Du; corn, 74,000 bu; oats, 1000
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 10000 brls; wheat,
1000 bu: corn, 1000 bu; oats, IL, 900
bu: rye, 1000 bu; barley, none.
Afternoon Board Wheat firm and
a. b CHER. Corn bc better. Oats ur-
changed.
CHICAGO, Ill, February 1.-THE
wheat market was more active and
stronger today. The market opened
tc higher at 79tc for May delivery,
owing to the favorable tenor of Euro.
pean market advicss. Public cable
advices quoted a firm market, with
prices tending upward, and private ca
bles also came in quite strong. The
offerings were free at the advance, and
the prices fell off TO 79@79sc, but on
the report Of a good export movement
rose to 793@79sc, and closed for the
day at outside figures. Receipts at
eleven points were only l73,C00 BUSH
els, while the clearings from three At
lsntic ports were $4,000 bushels. 1t
was stated that the stocks Of wheat in
Inferior warehouses in the Northwest
have been considerably reduced.
There we're no new features developed
in corn, The MAJ kst was moderately
active early, but later ruled qdieL.
Towards the close there was a tirmer
ie5ling, with fair purchases, aud
the market closed s@lc high
err than yesterday. Oats ra!ed
steady and shade higher.
Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour gu o.; winter patents, $4@4 So;
Southern winter, So 9O@4 10; Mich
igsn and Wisconsin winter, So 70
"a; choice to fancy Minnesota patents,
81 2094 80; Minnesota, in barrels and
sacke, So 1908 rs; rye flour,
in barrels, 81 90@S 10; buck
wheat, per 100 pounds, ~.
No. 2 spring wheat, 7S3@76tc; No. 8
spring wheat, nominal; No. 2 red,
77tc; No. 2 corn, S4s@354c; No. 2
oats, 233c; No. 2 rye, 54c; No. 2 bar.
ley, 50952c; No. l hixeeed, IL 044;
prime timothy seed, 81 IS. The
leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat, No. q February opened at
73Rc, highest 733 ;, lowest 73i;, closing
at 1880; March opsned at 1885, highest
1870, lowest 73fc, closing at 1880;
May opened at 793', highest 792@79bc,
lowest 79@79bc, closing at 793@79St;
June opened at SHE, highest site, low.
est S0sc, closing at Slfc. Corn, No. 2
February opened at SAC, highest 349c,
lowest SAC, closing at SAC; Mach opened
at Sale, highest 3itc, lowest 34c,
closing at 3ibe; Msy opened a. 393c,
highest sole, lowest Sole, closing at
393c; June opened at 40sc, highest
4Osc, lowest 40sc, closing at 408c.
Oats, No. 2-Februsry opened at 233c,
highett 23ac, lowest 2Sac, closing at
233c; Marcn opeLed at 23ac, highest
23ac, lowest 23ac, closing at 233c; May
opened at 2Si@2SBc, highest 2ssc,
lowest 2s8c, closing at 28Sc; June
opened AZ 29sc, highest 29sr, lowest
2S5c, closing at 29sc. Receipts
-Four, 10000 bris; wheat, $1,000 bu /;
corn, $1,000 bu; oats, 122 600 bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu, Shipments
Flour, $1,000 brls; wheat, 80, 900 bu
corn, Sc. 900 bu: oats, $1,000 bu; rye,
none; barley, is, 900 blu.